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Ecotricity and Tesla fallout over EV charging sites

Updated: May 27, 2014

The green energy company Ecotricity has accused American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla of ‘bullying’ after it attempted to take over a number of its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk who was appointed as an electric vehicle ‘tsar’ to...

Tesla Supercharger Network sees installation of 100th unit

Updated: May 27, 2014

The number of Tesla Supercharger stations has reached the 100 mark, with 86 in North America, 17 in Europe and two in China, following the most recent installation in Hamilton, New Jersey. In 2012 Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Tesla...

UK deliveries of the Tesla Model S to start in June

Updated: June 4, 2014

Tesla has announced that the first right-hand-drive versions of its Model S are set to arrive in the UK this June Having launched in North America, China and Europe the Model S will now make its official UK debut. Elon Musk, CEO...

Next Generation LEAF could have 50% further range

Updated: May 27, 2014

More mainstream styling and significantly larger battery capacity are features we should be expecting from the next generation LEAF according to Nissan executives. The Nissan LEAF has been and continues to be a flagship for successful electric vehicles. To keep up with...

The World Health Organisation calls for action on air pollution

Updated: June 10, 2014

Figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that air pollution is ‘too high’ in most of the world’s cities. In its most comprehensive study to date, WHO collected air quality data from 1600 cities in 91 countries. The results were...

Networks starting to switch to PAYG in the UK

Updated: June 9, 2014

With several major networks already offering a pay as you go (PAYG) service for charging points, it is set to be the norm by the end of 2015. Membership schemes and wallets full of swipe cards will soon be a thing of...

UK rapid chargers on the rise

Updated: June 9, 2014

The number of UK rapid DC and AC electric vehicle chargers is now close to 400, with a total of 387 charging sockets across 240 locations. Data supplied by Zap-Map.com shows that the ratio of Slow (around 3kW), Fast (7-22kW) and Rapid...

Electric Highway charges pass 500,000 mark

Updated: May 27, 2014

According to the latest figures released by Ecotricity over half a million charges have now taken place on their Electric Highway charging network in the last 12 months. The Electric Highway is one the largest networks of rapid chargers (43-50kW) operating in...

Additional £32m support for EV charging network

Updated: June 10, 2014

An additional £32m of support has been announced by the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) for the expansion of the UKs electric vehicle charging network. The £32m will continue to support the growth of the UKs electric vehicle (EV) charging network,...

Government announce ULEV support package up to 2020

Updated: June 12, 2014

Details of a £500 million support package for ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) for the period 2015 – 2020 have been unveiled by the Government. Announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who said: “Owning an electric car is no longer a...

EVRESCUE service launched by the RAC

Updated: May 27, 2014

The RAC has launched the first mobile recharging service for electric vehicles at Green Fleet Scotland. RAC claim that the 5kW Fast unit can deliver approximately 15 miles of range to a ‘stricken’ electric vehicle (EV) in approximately 30 minutes, enough to get...